The Comedies of Machiavelli
The Woman from Andros; The Mandrake; Clizia
Niccolo Machiavelli, edited and translated by David Sices, author James B. Atkinson
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This bilingual edition includes all three examples of Machiavelli's comedic art: sparkling translations of his farcical masterpiece, The Mandrake; of his version of Terence's The Woman From Andros; and of his Plautus-inspired Clizia—works whose genre afforded Machiavelli a unique vehicle not only for entertaining audiences but for examining virtù amid the twists and turns of fortuna.
Contributor Bio
David Sices is Professor Emeritus of French and Italian, Dartmouth College. James B. Atkinson is an independent scholar.
